Adjustable hanger with collapsible neck portion

ABSTRACT

A garment hanger having adjustable coat, jacket or shirt hanger means, adjustable trouser hanger means and a collapsible neck means, the neck means being adapted, when in extended position, to be embraced by the neck of the coat, jacket or shirt to rigidly support the neck of the garment.

United States Patent 1191 1111 3,802,611 Darden 1 Apr. 9, 1974 ADJUSTABLE HANGER WITH 2,827,211 3/1958 Bradley 223 89 COLLAPSIBLE NECK PORTION FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS lnvemorl Oliver D 5724 Chew Ave-1 452,065 2/1913 France 223/89 Phllad lph a. Pa, 19138 74,634 9/1918 Austria 223/89 [22] Filed: May 21, 1973 Primary Examiner-George H. Krizmanich [21] APP 362,222 Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Arthur A. Jacobs, Esq.

[52] US. Cl. 223/94 7 ABSTRACT [51] Int. Cl. A47j 51/10 a [58] Field of Search 223/89, 94, 85, 92, 88; A garment hanger .havmg adlustable Jacket 211/113 117 shirt hanger means, adjustable trouser hanger means and a collapsible neck means, the neck means being [56] References Cited adapted, when in extended position, to be embraced UNITED STATES PATENTS by the neck of the coat, jacket or shirt to rigidly support the neck of the garment. 2,513,980 7/1950 Widmann 223/89 2,817,470 12/1957 Simon 223/89 7 Claims, 5 Drawing Figures ADJUSTABLE HANGER WITH fCOLLAPSIBLE NECK PORTION This invention relates to garment hangers, and it particularly relates to collapsible garment hangers having a collapsible neck section.

Many different types of collapsible garmenthangers have heretofore been made or proposed. However, such prior hangers either had no neck section for supporting the collar portion of a coat, jacket or shirt at all, or did not provide for a collapsible neck section. These prior hangers were, therefore, either not fully equipped to fully support the neck portion of the garment or were not fully collapsible for easy and economical packing and storing.

It is one object of the present invention to overcome the aforesaid disadvantages of prior garment hangers by providing a hanger which is capable of securely holding a garment such as a coat, jacket or shirt, together with a pair of trousers or the like, while firmly maintaining the shape of the garment, including its collar portion, the hanger, itself, being fully collapsible when not in use.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a garment hanger of the aforesaid type which is simple in construction, inexpensive to produce, and easy to use.

Other objects and many of the attendant advantages of this invention will be readily appreciated as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a garment hanger embodying the present invention, the hanger being in operating position.

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view of the hanger of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is an end view, partly broken away in section, of the hanger of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the hanger of FIG. 1 with the neck portion in collapsed position.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5-5 of FIG. 4.

Referring now in greater detail to the various figures of the drawings wherein similar reference characters refer to similar parts, there is shown in FIG. 1 a garment hanger comprising a support plate 1 having a channel 2 on its underside. Slidable within the channel 2 of plate 1 are the inner ends 3 and 3' of a pair of rectangular coat, jacket or shirt supporting arms 4 and 5. As best seen in FIGS. 1 and 5 of the drawings, both the arms 4 and 5 have downwardly curved end portions which are adapted to easily fit within the shoulders of the garment supported thereby.

Positioned on the upper surface of the plate 1 is a frusto-conical ring 6 constituting the lower end of a collapsible neck section. Frictionally engageable with but telescopically movable relative to the ring 6 is a frusto conical ring 7 and frictionally engageable with but telescopically movable relative to ring 7 is a frusto-conical ring 8. The lower end of the ring 7 is larger in diameter than the upper end of ring 6, while the lower end of ring 8 is larger in diameter than the upper end of ring 7, whereby the rings are prevented from disengaging when in extended position.

Extending across the upper ring 8 is a rod 9 which pivotally supports an eyelet end of a hook 10, whereby the hook is pivotally movable from a collapsed position within the ring 8, as in FIG. 5, to an extended, operative position, as in FIG. 1.

Connected to the-curved end portion of arm 4 is one end of a rod 11. Connected to the curved end portion of arm 5 is one end of a tubular rod 12. The rods 11 and 12 extend toward each other, with the rod 11 frictionally engageable with but telescopically movable within the tubular rod 12. i

As is clear from the drawings, when the hanger is to be packed or stored, the arms 4 and 5 are moved toward each other within the channel of plate 1. This automatically forces the rods 11 and 12 to telescopically move towards each other. The rings 7 and 8 are then telescoped within the ring 6, and the hook 10 is allowed to pivotally fall into folded position within the ring 6, as shown in FIG. 5.

When the hanger is to be extended for use, the arms 4 and 5 are pulled away from each other, thereby extending the rods 11 and 12, and the hook 10 is grasped, pulled up vertically straight, and used to pull the rings 7 and 8 into extended position. The extended arms 4 and 5 are then in position to support a coat, jacket or shirt, the rods 11 and 12 are adapted to support trousers or the like, and the neck section formed by rings 6, 7 and 8 are adapted to fit within and support the neck of the coat, jacket or shirt.

Although frictional engagement between the arms 4 and 5 and the walls of the channel 2 in plate 1 is sufficient to maintain the arms in securely adjusted positions relative to the plate 1, if it is desired to make the channel wider relative to the arms4 and 5 in order to obtain a freer sliding movement, a stop or flange may be provided at the inner end 3 or 3' of each of the arms 4 and 5 to coact with a stop or flange at the respective outer ends of the channel to prevent inadvertent removal of the arms 4 and 5 from the channel. Thesame thing may optionally be effected with regard to rods 11 and 12.

The arms 4 and 5 have been disclosed in the drawings, and described above, as being generally rectangular. This is because it has been found that this shape is best adapted to support shirts which have little rigidity and where it is desirable to have the front and back of the shifts hang naturally and not subject to inadvertent folding and wrinkling under external pressures of other garments or the like. However, it is equally within the scope of this invention to make the channel 2 tubular and to make the arms 4 and 5 of rod-like construction. Such rods would, thereupon, be frictionally engaged with but telescopically slidable within the tubular channel.

The garment hanger described herein, may be made of any desirable and feasible material such as plastic, metal, wood, etc.

The invention claimed is:

.l. A garment hanger comprising a support means, opposed arm sections connected to said support means, and a substantially frusto-conical, collapsible neck section extending from said support means above and centrally positioned relative to said arm sections, said neck section being adjustable from a collapsed position adjacent said support means to a vertically extended position relative to said support means. i

2. The hanger of claim 1 wherein said arm sections are longitudinally adjustable relative to said support means.

- 3 ,802,6l 1 3 4 3. The hanger of claim 1 wherein a rod is connected nestable within the hollow portion of said neck section. to each opposed end of the respective arrn sections,

said rods forming a continuous trouser hanging means 6. The hanger of claim 1 wherein said neck section and being longitudinally adjustable relative to each comprises a plurality of rings graduated in diameter other. 7 and movable into nested position one within the other.

4. The hanger of claim 1 wherein a hook is pivotally connected to said neck section. 7. The hanger of claim 1 wherein said arms are sub- 5. The hanger of claim 1 wherein said neck section stantially rectangular. is at least partially hollow and said hook is pivotally 

1. A garment hanger comprising a support means, opposed arm sections connected to said support means, and a substantially frusto-conical, collapsible neck section extending from said support means above and centrally positioned relative to said arm sections, said neck section being adjustable from a collapsed position adjacent said support means to a vertically extended position relative to said support means.
 2. The hanger of claim 1 wherein said arm sections are longitudinally adjustable relative to said support means.
 3. The hanger of claim 1 wherein a rod is connected to each opposed end of the respective arm sections, said rods forming a continuous trouser hanging means and being longitudinally adjustable relative to each other.
 4. The hanger of claim 1 wherein a hook is pivotally connected to said neck section.
 5. The hanger of claim 1 wherein said neck section is at least partially hollow and said hook is pivotally nestable within the hollow portion of said neck section.
 6. The hanger of claim 1 wherein said neck section comprises a plurality of rings graduated in diameter and movable into nested position one within the other.
 7. The hanger of claim 1 wherein said arms are substantially rectangular. 